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Definition of Quinolone
1. Noun. (organic compound) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quinolone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quinolone
Literary usage of Quinolone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"If the hydrolysis is nit at 150-60°, C0t is evolved in either case and
hexahydro-2-quinolone, S • ССН : N.CQ.CH, (F), m. 202-4°, ¡s obtained. ..."